住口 (zhù kǒu) — (impolite) shut up, stop talking

Definition

Impolite command meaning 'shut up / stop talking'. A separable verb (住…口) that strongly mirrors English "shut up" — harsher than 别说了.

verb
(impolite) shut upstop talking

Examples

  • 住口
    Nǐ zhù kǒu! bú yào zài shuō le.
    Shut up! Don't say any more.
  • Tā tīng le wǒ de huà, zhōng yú zhù le yí xià kǒu.
    After hearing my words, he finally stopped talking for a moment.
  • Tā gēn běn bú zhù kǒu, yì zhí shuō gè bù tíng.
    She absolutely wouldn't shut up, kept talking nonstop.

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